To: Those interested in Speech Disability
An official of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of
Justice has asked me what they can do to support people with speech
disabilities in the context of its jurisdiction (see
http://www.ada.gov)? DOJ has authority over most civil rights issues
except telecommunications. This is an excellent opportunity to […]
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Go to http://thetroublewithjerry.com read the updates, sign the petition and organize a protest in your area or join us in Los Angeles…
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To: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences This petition has been launched to object to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ announcement that it will give Jerry Lewis its Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Oscar Awards ceremony on February 22, 2009.
During his decades of hosting the Labor Day Telethon, Jerry […]
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JFK Airport: A Story—
Everyone has an airport horror story. Often people with disabilities have stories
that serve as battle cries to right wrong and unjust treatment or to stop the encroachment
of civil liberties but this is just a story of a bad experience made more frustrating by a
disability.
It did not particularly strike me as ominous that […]
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What the Obama Victory Means to Me
Nov 5th, 2008, by Laura Hershey
The election of Barack Obama has so many different meanings. Around the world, millions of people watched yesterday as Obama declared victory, and each one experienced her or his own particular mix of emotions.
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ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
From the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
and other disability rights attorneys and advocates
Department of Justice Proposes Vast Changes in ADA Regulations
YOUR COMMENTS URGENTLY NEEDED!
Please forward this alert widely
The deadline for comments is August 18, 2008.
TO SEE DRAFT COMMENTS, visit http://www.dredf.org/DOJ_NPRM
The Department of Justice […]
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I read this in the online edition of The Raleigh News & Observer and wanted to share it here. “Serena’s Song” is the world’s first wheelchair-accessible hot-air balloon and was designed by a father for his daughter, who has cerebral palsy. The hot-air balloon offers free rides to people with […]
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Disabled teenagers allegedly told they were ’scaring off other customers’ in salon
By Lucy Cockcroft
Last Updated: 9:46AM BST 09/07/2008
Three disabled teenagers who were allegedly “shooed” out of a beauty salon by staff who said they were “scaring off other customers” have accepted £4,500 in an out of court settlement.
Amy Fox, 19, Aruna Gill, 17, and Jemimah […]
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WASHINGTON - He thinks of her every time he gazes at the painting — a blazing orange sun she drew a few years after the tragedy. It is the only splash of color in his tiny K Street office and it gives him great joy, and a stab of sorrow.
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Tammy is a disability rights activist, wife, student and above all she is a proud mother of two youngsters. In the future, Tammy hopes to create a resource program for parents with disabilities as well as to get independent living centers to address the needs of disabled parents. Feel free to contact her at Tammy@4dwm.org
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